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Letters for the ages : the private and personal letters of Sir Winston Churchill / by Churchill, Winston,1874-1965,author.; Churchill, Winston,1874-1965.Correspondence.Selections.; Drake, James,editor.; Packwood, Allen,editor.;
"Here are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronological order, with a preface to each letter explaining the context. The recipients include a vast range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. They are taken from within the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, where there is a mass of Churchill's correspondence. Several of the letters included have never appeared in book form before. Winston Churchill has become an iconic figure greatly loved the world over, but maybe especially these days in the USA. Churchill understood the power of words and he used his writing to sustain and complement his political career, publishing over 40 books and receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. This volume concentrates on his more intimate words. It seeks to show the private man behind the public figure and introduce fresh light on Churchill's character and personality by capturing the drama, immediacy, storms, depressions, passions and challenges of Churchill's extraordinary career. Churchill was neither a god nor a demon. Through these letters we see him as a human being with human emotions, frailties and a large ego. He was not always right. He held strong opinions and was often provocative. These letters take us into his world and allow us to follow the changes in his motivations and beliefs as he navigates his 90 years. There are intimate letters to his parents, his teacher at Harrow, Louis de Souza (Boer Secretary of State for War), his wife Clementine, Prime Minister Asquith, Lord Northcliffe, Anthony Eden, President Roosevelt, Eamon De Valera, the French Socialist Prime Minister Léon Blum and Charles De Gaulle. These are letters of a personal nature and are most illuminating. They are enhanced by facsimiles of the letters and images which appear throughout the book, helping the reader to envisage a sense of Churchill in his most private moments."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965;
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The astonishing general : the life and legacy of Sir Isaac Brock / by Turner, Wesley B.,1933-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The War of 1812 created heroes and heroines on both the Canadian and American sides, and Sir Isaac Brock was the best-known, although his military role lasted less than five months. Surprisingly, he was admired almost equally by both sides, and his succcess in winning the support of Tecumseh and his army for the British added to his reputation. This book tells of his life, career and legacy.LSC
Subjects: Brock, Isaac, Sir, 1769-1812.; Generals;
© c2011., Dundurn Press,
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Paradise of the damned : the true story of an obsessive quest for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold / by Thomson, Keith,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The transporting account of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan political intrigue and a competition with Spanish conquistadors for the legendary city's treasure. As early as 1530, reports of El Dorado, a city of gold in the South American interior, beckoned to European explorers. Whether there was any truth to the stories remained to be seen, but the allure of unimaginable riches was enough to ensnare dozens of would-be heroes and glory hounds in the desperate hunt. Among them was Sir Walter Raleigh: ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth, and, before long, El Dorado fanatic. Entering the Elizabethan court as an upstart from a family whose days of nobility were far behind them, Raleigh used his military acumen, good looks, and sheer audacity to scramble into the limelight. Yet that same swagger proved to be his undoing, as his secret marriage to a lady-in-waiting enraged Queen Elizabeth and landed him in the Tower of London. Between his ensuing grim prospects at court and his underlying lust for adventure, the legend of El Dorado became an unwavering siren song that hypnotized Raleigh. On securing his release, he journeyed across an ocean to find the fabled city, gambling his painstakingly acquired wealth, hard-won domestic bliss, and his very life. What awaited him in the so-called New World were endless miles of hot, dense jungle packed with deadly flora and fauna, warring Spanish conquistadors and Indigenous civilizations, and other unforeseen dangers. Meanwhile, back at home, his multitude of rivals plotted his demise. Paradise of the Damned, like Keith Thomson's critically acclaimed Born to Be Hanged, brings this story to life in lush and captivating detail. The book charts Raleigh's obsessive search for El Dorado -- as well as the many doomed expeditions that preceded and accompanied his -- providing not only an invaluable history but also a gripping narrative of traveling to the ends of the earth only to realize, too late, that what lies at home is the greatest treasure of all.
Subjects: Biographies.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; El Dorado.; Explorers;
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Frederick Banting : hero, healer, artist / by Hume, Stephen Eaton,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index.
Subjects: Banting, Frederick Grant, Sir, 1891-1941; Diabetes; Medical scientists; Physicians;
© c2001., XYZ Pub.,
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Last tango in Halifax. [videorecording] / by Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Lancashire, Sarah,1964-actor.; Reid, Anne,actor.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; BBC Studios,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.;
Anne Reid, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker.Alan and Celia have now been married for seven years. The childhood sweethearts, who reunited and remarried in their seventies, have moved into a lovely new home. But Alan and Celia are discovering that wedded bliss isn't always blissful. Clashing politics, Alan's new job and a wild local lad create tension. Meanwhile, Caroline gets emotionally embroiled at work and Alan's brother Ted jets in for a visit.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Romantic comedy television programs.; Television programs.; Families; Man-woman relationships; Older people;
For private home use only.
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Garrow's law. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Alun.; Buchan, Andrew,1979-; Culkin, Michael.; Graves, Rupert,1963-; Marchant, Tony,1959-; Marshal, Lyndsey.; McArdle, Aidan.; Wayling, Damian,1961-; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Shed Media Scotland.; Twenty Twenty Television.;
Graphic designer, Hannah Capron; composer, Edmund Buff; editor, Steve Singleton; executive producers, Gaynor Holmes, Dominic Barlow, Tim Carter; Shed Media executive producer, Kate Croft; BBC executive producer, Mark Bell.Andrew Buchan (Garrow), Alun Armstrong (Southouse), Lyndsey Marshal (Lady Sarah), Rupert Graves (Sir Arthur), Aidan McArdle (Sylvester), Michael Culkin (Judge Buller).The true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey. Includes four episodes.PG.DVD, 16:9 widescreen, Dolby digital.
Subjects: Garrow, William, Sir, 1760-1840; Historical television programs.; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2011., Distributed by Acorn Media,
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Garrow's law. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Alun.; Buchan, Andrew,1979-; Culkin, Michael.; Graves, Rupert,1963-; Marchant, Tony,1959-; Marshal, Lyndsey.; McArdle, Aidan.; Wayling, Damian,1961-; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Shed Media Scotland.; Twenty Twenty Television.;
Andrew Buchan (Garrow), Alun Armstrong (Southouse), Lyndsey Marshal (Lady Sarah), Rupert Graves (Sir Arthur), Aidan McArdle (Sylvester), Michael Culkin (Judge Buller).The true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey. Includes four episodes.PG.DVD, 16:9 widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Subjects: Garrow, William, Sir, 1760-1840; Historical television programs.; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2012., Distributed by Acorn Media,
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Garrow's law. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Alun.; Barlow, Dominic.; Graves, Rupert,1963-; Lydon, Peter.; Marchant, Tony,1959-; Marshal, Lyndsey.; Russell, Stephen.; Wayling, Damian.; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.;
Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong, Lyndsey Marshal, Rupert Graves.The true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Subjects: Garrow, William, Sir, 1760-1840; Criminals; Historical television programs.; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2010., Acorn Media,
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John A. : the man who made us. by Gwyn, Richard,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), Sir, 1815-1891; Prime ministers;
© c2007., Random House Canada,
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Austen at sea / by Jenner, Natalie,author.;
"Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy. In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson, daughters of a Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice, have accomplished as much as women are allowed in those days. Chafing against those restrictions and inspired by the works of Jane Austen, they start a secret correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother, now in his nineties. He sends them an original letter from his sister and invites them to come visit him in England. In Philadelphia, Nicholas and Haslett Nelson -- bachelor brothers, veterans of the recent Civil War, and rare book dealers -- are also in correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, who lures them, too, to England, with the promise of a never-before-seen, rare Austen artifact to be evaluated. The Stevenson sisters sneak away without a chaperone to sail to England. On their ship are the Nelson brothers, writer Louisa May Alcott, Sara-Beth Gleason -- wealthy daughter of a Pennsylvania state senator with her eye on the Nelsons -- and, a would-be last-minute chaperone to the Stevenson sisters, Justice Thomas Nash. It's a voyage and trip that will dramatically change each of their lives in ways that are unforeseen, with the transformative spirit of the love of literature and that of Jane Austen herself"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888; Austen, Francis, Sir; Siblings; Voyages and travels;
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